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Stephen Afranie

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Professor, Social Policy Studies Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
DepartmentCENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Social Development and Social Protection
Publications

45

Citations

327

H-index

10

i10-index

11

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
7.3
Most cited paper
48
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:09
Publications

45 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Chieftaincy: An anachronistic institution within a democratic dispensation? The case of a traditional political system in Ghana
K Boateng, S Afranie
2020 Ghana Journal of Development Studies 17 (1), 25-47, 2020 Social Sciences 48
A spatio-temporal analysis of academic performance at the Basic Education Certificate Examination in Ghana
D Ansong, EK Ansong, AO Ampomah, S Afranie
2015 Applied Geography 65, 1-12, 2015 Social Sciences 40
Expanding social protection opportunities for older people in Ghana: A case for strengthening traditional family systems and community institutions
D Doh, S Afranie, EBD Aryeetey
2014 Ghana Social Science Journal 11 (1), 26-52, 2014 Social Sciences 33
The influence of culture on open defaecation in some basic schools in selected districts in Ghana: A preliminary study
SV Adjibolosoo, BD Ofori, PB Adongo, S Afranie, DR Yirenya-Tawiah
2020 PloS one 15 (10), e0239491, 2020 Humanities 29
Volunteering for health services in the middle part of Ghana: in whose interest?
S Afari-Asiedu, KP Asante, K Senah, MA Abdulai, S Afranie, E Mahama, ...
2018 International journal of health policy and management 7 (9), 836, 2018 Health Sciences 27
Motivation and career aspirations of female students studying science at Achimota School in Accra
P Andoh, TA Bosiakoh, S Afranie
2012 Educational research and reviews 7 (19), 401-409, 2012 Humanities 16
All hands on deck: The process and activities of collaboration between chiefs and local government authorities in Ghana
K Boateng, S Afranie
2020 Ghana Journal of Development Studies 17 (1), 92-113, 2020 Social Sciences 15
Inequality diagnostics for Ghana
R Atta-Ankomah, RD Osei, I Osei-Akoto, FA Asante, AD Oduro, N Owoo, ...
2020 African Center of Excellence for Inequalities Research, University of Cape …, 2020 Humanities 15
Social mobilisation in the midst of social change: The Case of traditional authorities in Ghana
S Afranie
2016 Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2016 Social Sciences 15
Inequality Diagnostics for Ghana: An African Centre for Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) Report
R Atta-Ankomah, RD Osei, I Osei-Akoto, FA Asante, AD Oduro, N Owoo, ...
2020 Accra: ACEIR-Ghana Node, 2020 Humanities 10
Where should we stay?: Exploring the options of caring for orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana
EBD Aryeetey, S Afranie, P Andoh, D Doh, TA Bosiakoh
2012 Center for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana, 2012 Social Sciences 10
Planning for retirement during active service in Ghana: Insights from pensioners in the Greater Accra Region
M Ongoh, S Afranie, F NA Ohemeng, K Abekah-Carter, AH Godi
2025 Journal of Aging & Social Policy 37 (6), 1063-1081, 2025 Social Sciences 7
Impacts of financial inclusion on youth development
G Chowa, R Masa, D Ansong, M Despard, S Wu, D Hughes, I Osei-Akoto, ...
2015 The Global Child Poverty Challenge 180, 15-35, 2015 Social Sciences 7
Impacts of financial inclusion on youth development: Findings from the Ghana YouthSave experiment (CSD Research Report No. 15–35)
G Chowa, R Masa, I Osei-Akoto, D Ansong, M Despard, S Afranie, ...
2015 St. Louis, MO. doi 10, K7HQ3ZD7, 2015 Social Sciences 7
Sociocultural factors and bureaucratic practices in universities in Ghana
SK Amoah, S Afranie
2014 Journal of Arts and Humanities 3 (5), 10-24, 2014 Humanities 7
Child rights and protection in Ghanaian society
S Afranie
2017 Contemporary Social Policy Issues in Ghana. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 83-95, 2017 Social Sciences 6
Child marriage in Ghana: who cares?
S Afranie, ES Gyan, A Tsiboe-Darko
2019 GHANA SOCIAL SCIENCE 16 (2), 19, 2019 Social Sciences 5
Epileptic patient may be pardoned... but for AIDS you should know": HIV/AIDS, stigma, discrimination and biographical disruption
S Afranie, IM Boafo, KO Asante
2012 Gender and Behaviour 10 (1), 4585-4603, 2012 Health Sciences 5
From Policy to Practice: The Achievements, Challenges, and Outlook of Birth Registration in Ghana
S Kyei-Gyamfi, F Kyei-Arthur, S Afranie, SB Kissi, A Kyei-Gyamfi
2025 International Journal of Pediatrics 2025 (1), 8458061, 2025 Humanities 4
“Multiple, polarized and vulnerable”: A socio-economic exploration of Ghana’s middle class
É Rougier, M Clément, F Combarnous, RD Osei, S Afranie, A David
2023 AFD Research Papers, 1-53, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Partnership modalities for traditional leaders and local government authorities in Ghana: The prospects and challenges
S Afranie, K Boateng, MK Akotey
2023 Asian Development Perspectives (ADP) 14 (2), 83-95, 2023 Humanities 3
Non-state actors and social protection at the grassroots
PK Andoh, D Doh, S Afranie
2017 Contemporary social policy issues in Ghana, 110-126, 2017 Social Sciences 3
Examining the phenomenon of destoolment in the chieftaincy institution: an analysis of six cases from the Ashanti Region, Ghana
K Boateng, POW Adjei, S Afranie
2024 International Journal of Modern Anthropology 3 (22), 78-98, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Exploring the dynamics of micro-level consumption inequality in Ghana
NS Owoo, O Robert, S Afranie
2020 Agence française de développement Working Paper, 2020 Humanities 2
Governance of non-state social protection services in Ghana: Communication as an accountability mechanism in mutual aid organisations in Wassa
EBD Aryeetey, S Afranie, D Doh, P Andoh
2017 Non-State Social Protection Actors and Services in Africa, 44-54, 2017 Social Sciences 2